1. Which edition of Durand Cup will be held in the year 2024?
A. 120th
B. 127th
C. 131st
D. 133rd
ANSWER:D.133rd
SOLUTION :The group stage draw for the upcoming 133rd edition of the Indian Oil Durand Cup 2024 football tournament was unveiled on Thursday, promising a slate of exciting matchups.
2. When is World Population Day celebrated every year ?
A. 9 July
B. 10th July
C. 11th July
D. 12th July
ANSWER:C.11th July
SOLUTION:
World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.
3. Where was the NATO summit organized recently?
A. Paris
B. Kazan
C. Washington
D. Delhi
ANSWER : C.Washington
SOLUTION:
Support for Ukraine has been a central focus of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, where the leaders of 32 member countries and their partners have gathered. The military alliance has pledged at least $43bn in military aid to Ukraine within the next year.
4. Which eminent Tamil writer has been nominated for thr Dr. C Narayana Reddy National Literary Award 2024?
A. Shivshankari
B. Prabha Verma
C. Bombay Jayshree
D. Jenny Erpenbeck
ANSWER: A.Shivshankari
SOLUTION:
Tamil writer Sivashankari selected for Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National Literary Award.
5. Who has joined the Colombo Security Conclave as the 5th full member country?
A. Belarus
B. Bangladesh
C. Paraguay
D. Sweden
ANSWER: B.Bangladesh
SOLUTION:
Bangladesh Joins Colombo Security Conclave as 5th Full Member States. Bangladesh officially joined the Colombo Security Conclave as its fifth full member during the 8th Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC)on 10 July 2024.
6. In which state the population of stork bird increased to 19,918?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Ladakh
C. Assam
D. Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER:D.Uttar Pradesh
SOLUTION:
Uttar Pradesh
7. Which former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has been selected as the head of the VC appointment committee in Bengal?
A. Ranjan Gogoi
B. UU Lalit
C. DY Chandrachud
D. HJ Kania
ANSWER: B.UU Lalit
SOLUTION :
Former Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit, as the chairman of the search and selection committee for the appointment of vice-chancellor in all the state-run universities of West Bengal.
8. Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit which country in 41 years?
A. Austria
B. Russia
C. UAE
D. France
ANSWER:A.Austria
SOLUTION:
After 41 years, an Indian Prime Minister visited Austria, the last visit being Indira Gandhi’s in 1983. Prime Minister Modi arrived in Vienna, the capital of Austria, on 9 July and was received at the Vienna airport by Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
9. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead the Indian parliamentary delegation in the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum to be held in which country?
A. Uganda
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Russia
ANSWER: D.Russia
SOLUTION:
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to the two-day 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum meeting which begins in Russia’s St Petersburg on Thursday.
10. Dick Shoof has recently become the new Prime Minister of which country?
A. Netherlands
B. France
C. Russia
D. Italy
ANSWER: A.Netherlands
SOLUTION:
After more than seven months since the elections, which saw the far-right party gain significant ground, a new government has taken office in the Netherlands. The newly appointed Prime Minister, Dick Schoof, along with 15 other ministers, were sworn in by Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Tuesday.